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Michael Tomasulo

Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP

I am a trial lawyer, patent litigator, dealmaker, and trusted advisor focused on helping tech companies solve their most important legal and business problems. I founded and co-chair Winston's Videogames, E-sports and Gaming group.

Here are 5 things about me.

1. I have been working as a IP lawyer since 1995 and love what I do. I get to learn their tech and help them solve some of their most interesting problems.

2. I love technology. I had cases in the 90s on PCMCIA cards and hardware emulation, then onto LEDs, medical devices and flash memory, from there to cloud computing and multiplayer videogames.

3. I am a believer in web 3.0. I am all over NFTs, and Blockchain right now. I think smart-contracts will change the way everyone does business. I have many clients in the space. I am writing and speaking about the space all the time, and am enjoying doing deal work in the space. I am helping an NFT company launch their market this month. Here is a deal we did in September for our amazing client Blockfusion. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bit-digital-and-blockfusion-announce-35-megawatt-strategic-partnership-301370114.html

4. I did some podcasts and taught a class. Last year, I went to observe Judge Albright's first patent trial. I did daily videos to share what I saw and thought and along with 2 colleagues, did a nightly podcast to discuss the trial. I met Judge Albright then and we decided to teach a class together, which we did this fall. Teaching with him (and Kat Li of McKool Smith) was one of the best experiences of my career. We had 16 students and their growth was amazing. You can see our syllabus here. https://law.utexas.edu/courses/class-details/20219/29689/

5. I have a more traditional bio here: winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/tomasulo-michael-a.html

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